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RCW 49.60.190

Unfair practices of labor unions.

Known as the Washington State Civil Rights Act

The act spans §§ 49–49 (66 sections).

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Woods v. Graphic Communications (1991)

Most recently applied in 157 Wash. 2d 214 - McClarty v. Totem Electric (July 2006)

2020 c 52 s 11; 2007 c 187 s 10; 2006 c 4 s 11; 1997 c 271 s 11; 1993 c 510 s 13; 1985 c 185 s 17; 1973 1st ex.s. c 214 s 8; 1973 c 141 s 11; 1971 ex.s. c 81 s 4; 1961 c 100 s 2…

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It is an unfair practice for any labor union or labor organization:

(1) To deny membership and full membership rights and privileges to any person because of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.

(2) To expel from membership any person because of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.

(3) To discriminate against any member, employer, employee, or other person to whom a duty of representation is owed because of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.